A COUNTRY IN DENIAL
Western leaders claim there's a connection between the bloody war in Afghanistan and "extremist safe havens" in Pakistan. The Economist's central Asia correspondent heads to the borderlands ... read more »
THE LAUNDRY CLEANS UP
The French Laundry in California is a foodie Mecca. But with all its emphasis on the food, the restaurant's wine takes second place. Tim Atkin considers what's on offer in his latest wine column ... read more »
REMEMBERING ROSE GRAY
Christopher Hirst pays tribute to one of Britain's most important chefs ... read more »
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE'S NOSE FOR FARCE
William Kentridge's unique staging of "The Nose", Shostakovich's take on Gogol's grimly absurd story, premieres at New York's Metropolitan Opera tonight. Vivien Schweitzer talks to the artist about his work ... read more »
THE FATE OF DELHI'S "MAGICIANS' GHETTO"
Bulldozers are soon expected to raze Delhi's Kathputli slum, home to the city's circus performers. Simon Wroe talks to locals who may soon be left homeless ... read more »
OF MYTHS AND MUSEUMS
In honour of Charles Darwin's birthday, Natasha Lennard reports from a creationist museum in rural America ... read more »
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: A CONTINUOUS FORCE
William Wordsworth didn’t just live in the Lake District—he helped define it. For the sixth in our series of favourite museums, Ann Wroe celebrates Dove Cottage, once his home, now his memorial ... read more »
Comment of the moment
quote I am a believer and a Member of The Episcopal Church USA, but I have to say, in all of the virulent discussions among American church people of every stripe, that I feel more trust in atheists and agnostics, than I do my own fellow religious persons ...